Warrior Cats: Path to Stars; Book 1; Haunted Dreams

Chapter 12

   Star glanced through the bars of the cage, watching as the twolegs fiddled around with the needles, and soon leaving the room.  Star watched Scar's flanks rise and fall in his steady breathing.  What was going too happen?  What would those twolegs do to Scar with that death needle? I hope that help comes... after all, I can't do anything since I'm just a kit!  She thought. 

   "Come on, let's rescue a kit.  I'll explain on the way."  Swiftfall added as they left camp.  They headed towards the edge of the territory.  Swiftfall didn't even know where he was going, but he followed the sweet scent of his StarClan mate.  Rose was leading him towards Star and Scar.  I don't know how much time we have until the twolegs... k-kill Scar.  He thought, knowing what that needle does.  Rose had told him a lot of bad things about being a kittypet.

    Leafpaw at first had jumped ahead and ran in front of the group, but now, she just trails behind, sometimes running to catch up.  A twolegplace had appeared in the distance, and Swiftfall had felt his invisible mate run ahead when it showed up.  He knew that Scar and Star were there somewhere.

   The group walked for a while before finally reaching the twolegplace.  They jumped a fence, with Leafpaw having some trouble,  and needing Raintail to pull her up.  As they headed along the edge of the twolegplace, they came across a creepy looking twoleg nest, and Swiftfall felt energy flow through his pelt, as he knew this was the place.  He led the group along the wall of the nest,  while a plan formed in his mind. 

  "Okay, this is what's going to happen."  He explained to his warriors and apprentice.  "This window"-he pointed his muzzle at a clear space in the wall-"is where we enter.  We need to find a way to break through it and get inside.  Inside there are two cats-  Star, a black and white kit, and Scar, a beat-up-looking white tom- Scar's life is in danger, Star is trapped in a twoleg thing and needs to be freed.  I will get Scar, and Silvernose," he looked back at him "you and Leafpaw get Star.  Raintail, you keep watch at the window, and yowl if any twolegs come."

   After they established a few more things, they got to work.  Swiftfall jumped on the window sill, and looked through the clear wall.  He saw Scar, strapped to the table, with a twoleg holding a needle with purple liquid in it. 

  "CHANGE OF PLAN," he yowled, "Just do what you can!" He added, and turned before the others could respond, and jumped at the window.  The wall gave way and shattered into clear shards, and they flew through the air.  Time seemed to slowdown, as Swiftfall flew through the air with the shards.

   The twolegs looked back, horror in their eyes.  They ran, but the one with the needle thrust it towards the struggling Scar, and Swiftfall yowled, "NO..!" as he flew through the air.  The needle stabbed into Scar, making him slowly stop struggling.  His eyes rolled back in his head, and he jerked once before laying still.  His final breath rattled and echoed through the air.  Then Scar's flanks lay still.

A sharp pain shot thorough Swiftfall, sending him crashing into the table.